Firewall Specialist

12 Month Contract - FULLY ONSITE

Brooklyn, NY

SCOPE:

• Firewalls and Network – Next-Gen Firewall, Routing and Defensive Security, DNS, DDOS: design, implementation, and configuration.

TASKS:

• Participate in design meetings and reviews from a security and network perspective on assigned priority projects.
• Propose networking security architecture to meet the business requirements while adhering to best practices guidelines.
• Collaborate with architect teams for developing operable solutions for requirements.
• Complete all requirements for installing new network or firewall devices.
• Follow the process for new devices provisioning of integrated systems.
• Configure ports, configure firewalls, and apply the base templates configurations, integrate the appliances into the production network.
• Develop and validate base configurations for the new firewall.
• Follow established procedures to successfully replace firewalls and firewall rules.

MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 12 years of experience in the field of networking, network security, and firewalls.
• Must have hands-on experience with Palo Alto.
• Deep understanding and experience of DNS, NTP, BGP, and other critical infrastructure protocols.
• Must understand BGP, MPLS, OSPF, IS-IS routing protocols in a large environment. Deep understanding of routing, load balancing, and networking infrastructure.

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Hands-on experience in Cisco and Palo Alto firewall technology.
• Additional experience in the field of load balancing.
• Good project management skills.
• Ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects.